chriscg
Newbie
Maybe this should be in the stupid questions thread. But im nut sure. Jut lookng for some peace of mind.
My fan clutch comes on a soon as you take off after starting and howls like crazy. It goes away after a minute or two. if I'm using my ac it will howl after every stop sometimes, then go away as usual. I understand the ac needs that. I get that this is what its supposed to do to keep the engine/ac cool, and pretty much every truck has done it and its normal. But it seems to be robbing allloooot of my horsepower and makes the engine struggle big time. My confusion is why is it running so much when my temps are beyond good? I know some clutches are adjustable. I wouldn't mess with that, unless I had advise from may people because i know the risks, but could this be adjusted just a hair so i wouldn't sound like a train so much and have extra load on the engine? Or would the increase in engine temps be allot worse rather then leaving it alone.This is almost a 4 or 6 month new fan clutch. I do have my fan cover and collector on. I am aware how a viscose fan clutch works.
(some more info) I live in the +100 degree heat. Long story short I was running a little hot, plus big rising temps then right after big drops. I did flushes and everything with little results, I even washed out the radiator and condenser fins with cleaner and mild pressure water. Turns out all along it was just a bad thermostat...I felt dumb as all heck. Now that I did all that and changed it, my engine runs at pretty much the exact 1/5th mark normally, and on a 110 day its just a hair over. ( im not to keen on what exactly that temp that is) But I know it runs cooler now then iv ever seen it in my life. I can use my cod reader to give you the exact numbers if you're curious
Is this completely normal or weird?
Does the fan cool the physical engine past the radiator?
My fan clutch comes on a soon as you take off after starting and howls like crazy. It goes away after a minute or two. if I'm using my ac it will howl after every stop sometimes, then go away as usual. I understand the ac needs that. I get that this is what its supposed to do to keep the engine/ac cool, and pretty much every truck has done it and its normal. But it seems to be robbing allloooot of my horsepower and makes the engine struggle big time. My confusion is why is it running so much when my temps are beyond good? I know some clutches are adjustable. I wouldn't mess with that, unless I had advise from may people because i know the risks, but could this be adjusted just a hair so i wouldn't sound like a train so much and have extra load on the engine? Or would the increase in engine temps be allot worse rather then leaving it alone.This is almost a 4 or 6 month new fan clutch. I do have my fan cover and collector on. I am aware how a viscose fan clutch works.
(some more info) I live in the +100 degree heat. Long story short I was running a little hot, plus big rising temps then right after big drops. I did flushes and everything with little results, I even washed out the radiator and condenser fins with cleaner and mild pressure water. Turns out all along it was just a bad thermostat...I felt dumb as all heck. Now that I did all that and changed it, my engine runs at pretty much the exact 1/5th mark normally, and on a 110 day its just a hair over. ( im not to keen on what exactly that temp that is) But I know it runs cooler now then iv ever seen it in my life. I can use my cod reader to give you the exact numbers if you're curious
Is this completely normal or weird?
Does the fan cool the physical engine past the radiator?